The recruitment drive for central midfield players continues unabated with the pursuit of Australian international, Riley McGree (23). The player made 8 starts for Birmingham City last season, where he was used largely in a supporting role for the Championship side. This season, he became first choice after making his first start of the season on 20 October. Since then, he made a total of 10 starts before his loan deal ended on 31 December.
In short, Birmingham have done the heavy lifting to develop Riley into a Championship first team player. He is a year older than David Turnbull, a full and regular Australia international player and, if he joined Celtic, would rank alongside the three recent Japanese signings as first team considerations.
What does this move tell us about Celtic’s objectives? Often enough in the past, when we were nip and tuck in a title race, we would spend January trying to recruit loan signings from the EPL. The likes of Roy Keane, Craig Bellamy and Robbie Keane raised our game but were inexplicably short-term and often, as with of these star performers, failed to achieve their objectives.
This time we are recruiting players who have never competed for a league title in Europe, untested in Uefa competitions, who are by any measure, a risk. Sitting 6 points off the pace, this is a sign of confidence from Celtic. Why?
Ange clearly has confidence that his core group of players are good enough to claw back the deficit. He is not looking for a Roy Keane-type to shore up any area of the team. When injury and illness reduced his options, performance levels dropped. Celtic went 10 though a 10 game series in November and December where they only managed to win by more than one goal once. With Jota, Kyogo, Forrest and Jullien (!) back, you would fancy us to get the better of any domestic opponent.
Despite the enormous weight of consequences resting on this season’s title, Celtic are busy this month planning for the medium to long term. At the moment, it feels like the right strategy, we will find out for sure soon enough.
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TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 10TH JANUARY 2022 8:08 PM
Got it. Thank you.
Hail Hail
This would be an interesting innovation at Barrowfield:
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/inside-the-world-s-largest-sports-air-dome-just-outside-knock-1.4329476
A very Hoopy Birthday to Prestonpans Bhoy🍀
Lets hope ze rumours are true and we can have full attendance with measures in place, wonder if the Six Nations Rugby match @ Murrayfield had influence?……..
Standard in tonight’s match been pretty average, much prefer Angeball😉
Barrowfield seems to be set up for 5 full sized pitches — Google maps info.
1 = Directly behind the Social Club.
Currently laid out to grass and being used.
4 = square pattern to the south.
North East = Plastic / being used.
South East = Grass / being used.
South West = ploughed up — seems to be the main location of new indoor pitch.
North West = again ploughed up / rubble — some space needed for the indoor stadium and the new changing block.
This would leave space for a small stand to overlook the pitch directly behind the social club — so the comments about the plans to put in a small stand make sense at this level.
Rough sketch — badger’s erse rough …
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London Road
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Something lost in translation — hopefully you get the gist.
I’m relieved we’re able to compete for the league this season 🤞🤞
The lateral flow test is a shambles for employers you do not even have to do the test, just register the number on the side of the wee white tester and you get a text back saying possitive.
It is relying on peoples goodwill and doing the right thing. Mmmmm
Likewise to do a negative and get that result.
Total shambles.
You would think the text message would have the same number of the wee white tester on it so you can verify text with tester. But nope.
D :)
Tom McLaughlin on 10th January 2022 8:08 pm
STPATRICKSBHOY
If you update the App you will find that your booster is added to your covid status.
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Hi Tom
How do you know what your app has on it. When I open it on my phone it only shows name QR CODE and the time. Underneath it says valid in Scotland.
Any help appreciated.
KEEP THE FAITH
A/E @ 8.16
Enough of all your middle class / healthy eating nonsense.
A couple of burger vans will do the trick …
By the way I am sure there are new houses on the old Helenvale pitch.
It does back on to a bus garage
D :)
Tonyrome go into EU/ International mode top right.
D :)
Tonyrome sorry above is if you have downloaded the app.
D :)
BOURNESOUPRECIPE
I find myself in the strange position of wanting Man U to turf Slippy G’s team out of the FA Cup, but wanting McGinn to score every time he shoots. Conflicted.😊
Almore on 10th January 2022 8:19 pm
This would be an interesting innovation at Barrowfield:
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/inside-the-world-s-largest-sports-air-dome-just-outside-knock-1.4329476
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Hi Almore
St Mirren have one of these right next to their stadium. Afull size astro turf pitch inside but only a yard between the pitch and the dome. Froze my arse off regularly watching my grandson training.
Hope you and the family are well and your son landed in Canada ok.
KEEP THE FAITH
David66 on 10th January 2022 8:32 pm
Tonyrome sorry above is if you have downloaded the app.
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Cheers David found it thanks again. When you and Big JIMMY are heading out let me know and I’ll try to get there.
KEEP THE FAITH
Tonyrome – Will do.
D :)
Air domes — interesting idea but punctures / deflations are lethal.
Its durability in a TFOD2.1 mentalist infested Glesga would be a challenge to all concerned.
The big tent style would appear to be more robust.
Ange gave Leigh a real chance to get back to where he wiz when he was Top Drawer.
1 Year Contract go and do it.
Leigh couldnae. Ange gives ye Opporchancities!!!!
All Aboard!!!!!
Gabon 1-0 against Comoros with a goal after 16 minutes. BBC still has it at 0-0 after 87 minutes. Somebody has screwed up big time.
DAVID66
Quite a few employers require you to take a pic of your LFT showing a positive result along with the email registering the test. This was because some staff were faking it to get time off.
The air dome in the article I posted accommodates 10,000 spectators around a Gaelic pitch which is larger than a soccer pitch. They are quite common now although not on this scale. They seem to be durable enough.
A very Hoopy Happy Birthday PresonpansBhoy…hope yer having a great day 🍻
D66 from ages ago…aye…canny wait for the distraction from this political shitshow 👍🤣
H.H.
David66
You can forward either a LFT or PCR test result and modify details on forwarding
It is a simple word file or such
All details – name, date can be changed
Frightenly poor technology used for supplying results
How amateurish is this by BBC? Can’t even get the score right.
78′
Substitution
Substitution, Gabon. David Sambissa replaces Aaron Salem Boupendza.
78′
Substitution
Substitution, Comoros. Ahmed Mogni replaces Rafidine Abdullah.
Second Half
Second Half begins Comoros 0, Gabon 0.
45’+1′
Half Time
First Half ends, Comoros 0, Gabon 0.
Kick Off
First Half begins.
Paul the Spark
LFT results very easy to manipulate for a positive result
Paul the spark – We are doing that but again you can get a photo and put date/time stamp on it.
D :)
BADA BING!! on 10TH JANUARY 2022 6:23 PM
Seems Totaljobs looking for Covid Passport Checkers,for Celtic Park…..starting on 17th January & Ziggydoc1
Whilst encouraging, I would consider this to be a thankless task and boxcheck appointments
H.H.
BBC finally notice their error and retrospectively correct the HALFTIME and final score in Gabon game. Total disrespect for the AFCON competition.
Norriem – Exactly in 2020 we had to let some staff go Hmmm for, well you can guess.
Back today and had to sort out 13 as some of my supervisors are still learning the ropes so to speak.
Spoke to HR about Lateral flow and they said we know your concerns.
Greeeeeat
Anyway we can only deal with what is in front of us.
D :)
TonyRome: All good here. Sipping on a healthy cappuccino in my local middle class café.
Antigen test no longer required coming back to Dublin so will look to book a few more flights soon.
INIQUITOUSIV on 10TH JANUARY 2022 8:34 PM
BOURNESOUPRECIPE I find myself in the strange position of wanting Man U to turf Slippy G’s team out of the FA Cup, but wanting McGinn to score every time he shoots. Conflicted.😊
*As I said earlier I resemble that remark. Noticed once the son of a Helensburgh born Tim put manure ahead the “wonderful stephen” was over at the stand asking mcallister and beale what to do.
TLT good to have you back posting Amigo.
D :)
D66 & Tonyrome…can you add me to the notifications
H.H.
How did employers know people ‘faked’ lft results? If they did find that out why not use a fair procedure and discipline the alleged guilty party rather than demand evidence from the wholevworkforce who they appear to think are universally dishonest?
Good industrial relations has never been a thing has it?
It’s a sad state of affairs.
D66 cheers mate…it was an absolute struggle not posting my bullshit on here 🤣
H.H.
DAVID66 on 10TH JANUARY 2022 8:31 PM
Tonyrome go into EU/ International mode top right.
Thanks so much…couldn’t work it out….lol
HH
TLT of course we will.
I am trying to let me old liver dry out just now and the big man hasn’t been feeling great but as soon as we set a date will be in touch.
D :)
Mon the VAR